The Presidency
This is where you find powers granted to the President of the United States.
What is Article II of the Constitution?
The highest court in the United States:
What is the Supreme Court?
This argues that states can achieve peace via international organizations:
What is the Liberal School of thought?
The reasoning for creating the Presidency
What is slow decision making in Congress?
Ensures that laws at the federal level supersede state court decisions:
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This argues that states constantly act in their own self interest:
What is the Realist school of thought?
3 powers of the President:
What is expressed, implied, and inherent powers?
Serves as the basis for federal courts and right to declare laws constitutional / unconstitutional:
What is judicial review?
This strategy called for preemptive military action against countries harboring terrorist groups:
What is the Bush Doctrine?
This event led to the expansion of Presidential power:
This case granted the courts judicial review:
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This act served as a warning that the U.S. would respond with military force if outsiders attempted to colonize Latin America:
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The power of the President to enact an executive order:
What is an inherent power?
Justices write these documents after having made a decision:
What are majority or dissenting opinions?
President Reagan’s administration secretly facilitated the sale of weapons to fund the right wing Contras in Nicaragua:
What is the Iran Contra affair?